Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting

Re:Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting by heimidal on Monday November 13, 2017 @12:28PM (#15688134)

Existing grants would be grandfathered in, so giving them back may not make much sense. Future grants, though, should just be killed and you should negotiate for higher pay.

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Re:Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting by slantedview on Monday November 13, 2017 @01:21PM (#15688634)

Is the grandfathering section clear on that? It mentions deferred compensation, which I'm not sure was a comment on options specifically or something else.

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Re:Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting by JoshTriplett on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:53PM (#15689617)

> It mentions deferred compensation, which I'm not sure was a comment on options specifically or something else.

Deferred compensation plans are something else entirely; they're a way to say "hold back part of my salary and invest it in a 401k-like thing, and give it to me later". (Such plans are non-qualified and not backed by anything other than the credit of the company, unlike a 401k, so not something you want to do if you have any doubts in future solvency.)

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Re:Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting by beamatronic on Monday November 13, 2017 @02:39PM (#15689484)

When would the new law take effect?

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